Xavier Restrepo #7 of the Miami Hurricanes runs the ball during the second half against the Texas A&M Aggies at Hard Rock Stadium on September 09, 2023 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Lauren Sopourn/Getty Images)Photo: Lauren Sopourn / Getty Images Sport / Getty Images
The Texas A&M Aggies fell on the road, losing to Miami 48-33 at Hard Rock Stadium.
The Aggies led 17-7 two minutes into the second quarter, but Miami outscored the Maroon & White 41-16 the rest of the way.
Postgame Notes
- Team Notes The Texas A&M defense limited the Hurricanes to just 77 yards on the ground, keeping their opponent under 100-yards on the ground for the second straight game.
- The Aggies limited Miami to just 3-of-9 on third-down conversions in the game.
- A&M punted three times in the game for an average of 42.7 yards per punt, landing two of the three kicks inside the 20.
- Today's captains at Miami were OL Layden Robinson, DL McKinnley Jackson, DB Demani Richardson and WR Ainias Smith.
- Individual Notes Sophomore QB Conner Weigman scored the first rushing touchdown of his career on a 1-yard lunge into the end zone to put the Aggies on the board first.
- Weigman finished with a career-high 31 completions on 54 attempts and was just 2 yards shy of his career-best with 336 yards.
- Junior RB Amari Daniels scored his first touchdown of the season and the second of his career on a 9-yard dash into the end zone to extend the A&M lead in the second quarter. He finished the game with a career-best 18 rushes for 62 yards.
- Sophomore WR Evan Stewart finished the game with 11 catches for 142 yards, both new career marks as he logged his second 100-yard game of the season and the third of his career.
- Graduate RB Earnest Crownover scored the first touchdown of his career when he hauled in a 19-yard pass late in the third quarter.
- Graduate WR Ainias Smith made it 29 straight games with a reception, a streak that dates back to the 2019 season.
- Freshman LB Taurean York led the Aggie defense with a career-best seven tackles.
- Junior LB Edgerrin Cooper recovered a fumble for the second time in his career, both of which led to a touchdown, after landing on a muffed punt on the Miami 9-yard line to set up A&M's second TD of the first half.
- Junior transfer WR Jahdae Walker marked the first blocked punt for the Aggies since Fadil Diggs blocked a punt against Prairie View in 2021 when he got a hand on Miami's first punt of the game to give A&M ball on the Miami 15 and set up an Aggie touchdown.